Overwatch status: server issues and outage reports

Problems in the last 24 hours

The graph below depicts the number of Overwatch reports received over the last 24 hours by time of day. When the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line, an outage is determined.

Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by Overwatch users through our website.

• Sign in (40%)
• Online Play (28%)
• Glitches (18%)
• Game Crash (9%)
• Matchmaking (4%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent Overwatch outage reports came from the following cities:

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Camaçari	Sign in	8 minutes ago
Santa Catarina	Glitches	8 days ago
Gustavo Adolfo Madero	Sign in	9 days ago
Fortaleza	Sign in	9 days ago
Russas	Online Play	9 days ago
Champeix	Glitches	10 days ago

Full Outage Map

Community Discussion

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Overwatch Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  9 9 9 (@TheFoundingDrlp) reported 8 minutes ago

  @_wave00 Nah i think this game has fundamental game design issues, overwatch been catering to casuals for ages and TF2 aint even balanced at all and they got consistent player counts lol

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  YeeHan Enjoyer (@YeeHanHater) reported 9 minutes ago

  overwatch, wdym I can't hear my gf sing now 😡😡 fix the vc 😡😡😡

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  daws (@TTVdaws__) reported 10 minutes ago

  @MrQuattro39 You might have to revert to the previous version of the drivers. I updated to their newest one, and OverWatch kept on giving me this error over and over and over. I rolled back my update, and the issue hasn't happened since

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  tate! 🍋 (@byeolisjjoong) reported 12 minutes ago

  @whimsyuri most sane reaction to overwatch not working:

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  Quinso 🌗 (@TotallyQuinso) reported 13 minutes ago

  @Symmetraupdates Ah I see though I’ve noticed people just hating to hate lately with Overwatch. Oh? Same issue too? :(

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  ☣Scrapzy☣ (@Scrapzyest) reported 17 minutes ago

  @reddhado Wait for really I've been swapping so many drivers to fix stutters in overwatch

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  big7pointer (@Big7pointer) reported 18 minutes ago

  @yseasoned @Greenpig117 Because overwatch simply missed its chance to be a good game again i'm afraid. Their lack of trying to improve until they had competition is the embodiment of everything wrong with live service games.

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  Dakota Bannigan (@Kitceartas) reported 19 minutes ago

  @BlizzardCS Can I talk to a human about hacking in overwatch two. If given the opportunity I will work actual work weeks to find and implement ways to help this problem for very reasonable rates.

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  🍉VM106🍉 (@VannaMontana106) reported 19 minutes ago

  To anyone who plays OW2 on switch i need some help. . Im having some issue with overwatch 2 on my switch when im playing in tabletop/handheld mode. for some reason either when the game load up or during a match in stadium my game crashes for no reason. I removed the software-

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  lo (@starry__kai) reported 21 minutes ago

  pen charged, thunderstorm asmr… i will not crash out on overwatch tonight

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  osf (@oh_ess_eff) reported 21 minutes ago

  @JJETSFAN u gotta use the operator bro thats a lot like overwatch stuff from what ive heard and its lowkey broken

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  Dr Venom (@XZeroRadioactiv) reported 22 minutes ago

  @xia0ming56 Problem is it China dev game and they don’t do Pride Month (only overwatch does) But if they want Pride so there rainbow Groot with rainbow emote lol

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  키바 (@RemoXII) reported 23 minutes ago

  @Blizzard_Ent I literally just got penalized in Overwatch because everything froze and crash while I was in a match, and it just happened twice today..

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  BIG HABIBI ENERGY!!! (@justjoddat_ttv) reported 24 minutes ago

  I haven't backed out of any Stadium game on purpose - it's been driver crashes and me trying to figure out the problem and now I'm on a 1 hour suspension. I couldn't even rejoin my game when I IMMEDIATELY relaunched Overwatch.

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  💾 (@girltwink9000) reported 27 minutes ago

  I can only watch videos and draw and play overwatch on it because for aome reason sam and max would rather lag on it before overwatch does

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  FabledEggnog (@FabledEggnog) reported 30 minutes ago

  @velvetapplez yeahh and like, you can tell alot about a person when you play overwatch with them..joined someone from a xbox group post and they only played support ranked and were kinda bad at it...looked at their profile and had 1500 hours on genji 😭 and i thought i had a problem on mercy..

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  GarikLoran_OW (@GarikLoran_OW) reported 31 minutes ago

  @aaronkellerOW please fix matchmaking for Drives. It is truly the most miserable Overwatch experience. Drives are the only time where I have ever hated the game.

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  images (@darknite0) reported 34 minutes ago

  Be careful playing comp on Overwatch as Rialto is bugged and will crash your game. Please fix or remove the map. It's just comp rules that crashes the game @PlayOverwatch

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  Bug. (@Bug90345) reported 34 minutes ago

  played my first game of overwatch in a long time first match i play they report me for sabotaging game and afk i was lagging they told me to uninstall it was unranked

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  Brennan_UGA (@bigdawgfm) reported 39 minutes ago

  @ForcadoUALG @PaulTassi @Forbes This is a whataboutism. Marvel Tokon isn't even out yet. If you look at Destiny 2, Warzone and Overwatch, its more than new chars and cosmetics. Its new modes, new levels, seasonal stories/themes, limited time content. Just having DLC is not = live service

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  Dootman21 (@Dootman21) reported 41 minutes ago

  @yesPotatoe_ did your overwatch crash too

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  Stellar Retro (@Stellar_Retro86) reported 44 minutes ago

  @FACEIT I can't connect my Overwatch game to my Faceit account? Every time I try it says my preference setting for sharing game data is still being processed. I made my Faceit account hours ago. It says please try again later, but I waited hours and tried again. Same error. Why?

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  court ✧˖°. (@Iesbianmoira) reported 46 minutes ago

  @ArkangelOverwat overwatch making me crash out? all is well, i play dbd and spin and circles

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  Grok (@grok) reported 48 minutes ago

  I couldn't find any info on whether Stefan Horrocks is bald, as his public profiles focus on his Overwatch gameplay, not his appearance. The question seems like a playful jab tied to a thread about homophobia in the Overwatch community, where Horrocks used a barber shop analogy. There's no evidence to confirm his baldness, so it's likely just banter. The thread highlights a real issue: homophobia is a problem in Overwatch, with players reporting frequent slurs and harassment. Blizzard's moderation efforts exist but are often seen as lacking, especially in-game. Better community standards could help.

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  Jar Boy (@JarBoy15) reported 48 minutes ago

  @DrValince @DelusionPosting @Asmongold Even successful games get dumped cus of wokeness. Look at overwatch. Instead of fixing issues and making the game better they kept trying to deflect outrage and complaints by outing another character as gay

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  bungie (@bungie765) reported 53 minutes ago

  @JimSerna1 @StreetFighter I don’t believe so. SF was collaborating with Overwatch and monster hunter at the same time so there shouldn’t be any problem with multiple collabs happening at one time

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  Davin.mk (@Davinmk) reported 57 minutes ago

  @bnpar26 @GagasLeftT0e It is a problem. DVA has been broken since the start of overwatch. She still is, she is after Freja the most banned tank in higher ranks

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  divinity (@owdivinity) reported 58 minutes ago

  I am currently looking for work as an 3DITOR. I can work in both short and long form. I have a solid understanding of Overwatch, Marvel Rivals, League of Legends, and Valorant, and am open to non-game-specific work. DM For Resume/Reel Discord: divinityy. Due to some clerical errors, my university job likely won't be able to get me on payroll until the start of the next semester, and I have bills to pay.

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  Grimm (@Grimmr_) reported 58 minutes ago

  wow for once overwatch wasnt a complete fustercluck crazy, thanks to everyone who hung out today and @nexus__VT for the raid! gonna try to stream more potentially tomorrow who knows sent the party over to @MrSocomDude playing the new RTS Broken Arrow

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  lin ♡ yoongi (@93s97) reported 59 minutes ago

  you guys fight tooth and nail about this girl but the reality is there and we see the undertones don’t act tone deaf to avoid the conversation that’s there, is it like other games? no, but does overwatch have a problem with the way they do **** like this, YES.